Could Labour inheritance tax hikes kill off UK family businesses?
Apr 13, 2026
The heir to the billion-pound JCB fortune has warned that the government's inheritance tax crackdown on family firms could force his father's sprawling business empire overseas.
Jo Bamford, whose billionaire father Anthony owns the digging equipment maker, said he could be forced to move abroad in order to safeguard the number of jobs at the family's portfolio of companies and prevent businesses from being sold off.
He told City AM's Alys Denby about the dangers facing family firms in the UK.
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